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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/51 (21) Application number: 05712949.6 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B31B 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/003701 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/102677 (03.11.2005 Gazette 2005/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 26.03.2004 US 811020 (71) Applicant: Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. Redwood City, California 94063-3120 (US)	(72) Inventors: YAMPOLSKY, Vladimir San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) DAIGLE, Charles Santa Clara, CA 95050 (US) (74) Representative: Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril  BOULT WADE TENNANT Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)